Macroeconomic Data Archive
Africa
Ethiopia is building on its economic momentum with a spate of new developments, but needs higher growth rates to fulfil its ambition of achieving middle-income status.
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Libya
A combination of oil production disruptions and runaway spending could deplete Libya's formidable financial reserves in less than five years, analysts warn.
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Africa
Tanzania's dream to beat Mozambique and emerge as East Africa's first exporter of liquefied natural gas has suffered a setback as politicians bicker over a new constitution for
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Africa
Kenya appears set to issue its debut USD 2 billion Eurobond before June, as the government looks to capitalize on favorable fiscal conditions and the prospects of middle-income
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Bahrain's financial sector has been hit by civil unrest that has dented business confidence in the Gulf Arab state, but renewed construction activity could boost otherwise muted growth
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa may have some of the highest poverty levels in the world, but it is an absolute leader in mobile financing, according to latest research.
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Africa
TweetThere is hope that warring leaders can put aside tribal rivalry and help the country emerge as a new investment hotspot. CONTINUE READING Vít Hassan / Foter /
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Africa
Africa's massive infrastructure needs present a huge opportunity for the private sector, but governments will need to improve the regulatory environment and strengthen regional markets to lure companies.
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Iran is at a crossroad.Uncertainty about the outcome of dialogue between the Islamic regime and Western powers has also left the country's economy in limbo.
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More than USD 1 trillion worth of real estate projects are under way in the Middle East and North Africa, as regional authorities move swiftly to address chronic
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Africa
GDP is nothing but a number. After a two-year delay, Nigeria has finally rebased its gross domestic product and emerged as Africa's largest economy ahead of South Africa,
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Egypt & MENA
North Africa may be on the cusp of a recovery barring a return to major political upheavals. And a pickup in economic activity in the European Union -
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Egypt & MENA
Morocco is expected to emerge as the fastest growing economy in North Africa, with its GDP rising 3.8% in 2014 and nearly 5% in 2015, as the new
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Africa
Gabon's financial problems have been vastly exaggerated. An erroneous news report late last month suggested Gabon's government had suspended salaries of government employees as it did not have
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Africa
Namibia's Walvis Bay could emerge as southern African states' gateway to Europe.
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Africa
The suspension of Nigeria's central bank chief has raised uncertainty for the economy as investors worry about its long-term impact.
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Africa
Development of natural resources in Kenya would help lift the country's economy further, but the regulatory environment remains "hostile" to foreign investment
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Egypt & MENA
Egypt's fresh stimulus of USD 4.9 billion would provide a short-term push to the economy, but the country's medium-term challenges remain.
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Bahrain
Three years after Bahrain erupted in violence, the country's economy remains in fragile condition.
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Africa
Namibia has been a success story in Africa and has climbed the socio-economic ladder to emerge as a small middle-income country. But after major advances, growth in this
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The last time the IMF analyzed Iran's economy in 2011, it was heavily criticized for praising Tehran's structural reforms.
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Africa
More than a hundred projects with a combined value of USD 95 billion are under way in Nigeria, as one of the world's most promising economies continues to
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South Africa's African National Congress led by Jacob Zuma will soon be contesting elections for the first time this year without the moral support of legendary statesman Nelson
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa's economic fundamentals look strong over the next three years, but a "protracted" decline in commodity prices and tighter US monetary policy pose a risk to growth.
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While the rest of North Africa is imploding, Morocco is quietly working through its challenges.
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Central Asia
Armenia's decision to hastily join the Russia-sponsored Eurasian Customs Union project is one of the most significant developments in the country's short independent history and could have major
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Africa
The Goldman Sachs economist now believes MINT countries -- Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey -- might be the new engines of global growth.
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Africa
Mali had teetered on the brink of instability over the past two years until French forces intervened to restore order and democracy back to the landlocked African states.
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Iraq
The recent spate of violence and an impending clash between prime minister Nour Al Maliki's forces and Sunni rebels in Fallujah and wider Anbar provinces have threatened further
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The Tehran Stock Market has soared 133% year-to-date as Iranian investors are hoping that their new president will be able to strike a deal with Western powers over
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia may rein in massive public sector spending slightly in 2014, but it will still be enough to keep the non-oil sector humming along and ensure domestic
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Africa
Nigeria's GDP may rise 53% next year, making it Africa's largest economy, if new measures to estimate GDP growth are implemented, according to one analyst.
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Central Asia
Azerbaijan's economy is expected to ride a non-oil sector boom over the next few years, as the country pours billions into infrastructure projects.
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Africa
Cameroon will continue its lackluster growth of around 5% at a time when other African states are galloping ahead.
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Africa
A subliminal moment in Mozambique's history in 1997 turned the country's economy on its head.
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Africa
Infrastructure projects focused on Kenya's transportation and energy sectors are set to reinvigorate the economy, as the country emerges from an election year and the terrorist attack in
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa's growth rate over the past decade is impressive but it is based on picking "low-hanging fruits" and modification of faulty policies, rather than paradigm policy shifts,
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Africa
After flying high for a number of years, growth appears to be cooling in the West African state of Ghana.
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Featured Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's labor problems will "cloud" the country's short-term outlook, according to analysts.
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Africa
Long seen as synonymous with poverty and droughts, Ethiopia has broken all stereotypes and seen the largest increase in number of dollar millionaires in Africa over the past
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Africa
Guinea's impoverished economy received a major boost in late November when Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company signed a deal with the government to build an alumina refinery, which
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Bahrain
The Bahraini government and the International Monetary Fund seem to be at odds in their assessment of the country's economic progress.
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Africa
The end of hostilities between the MR23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the government could mark a new peaceful chapter in the country's
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Egypt & MENA
Middle East and North Africa region has some of the most dismal financial inclusion rates in the world, according to new data from the World Bank.
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan is expected to post the highest growth in Central Asia, according to the European Business for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), but elsewhere in the region, growth is
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International banks' exposure to Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a paltry USD 210 billion, according to the Institute of International Finance.
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Africa
Ground zero of the Arab Spring movement appears to have made very little progress after ousting its ruler Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in early 2011.
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest ranked region in the world when it comes to business-friendliness, but it is making rapid progress, according to the latest edition of the
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Egypt & MENA
Jordan's economy is hoping for fresh impetus after a new Cabinet was sworn in on August 21 by the reform-minded government led by prime minister Abdullah Ensour.
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Global sovereign wealth funds now hold more than USD 6 trillion in investments with Middle East funds contributing 35% of the assets, according to latest data from Sovereign
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Africa
The Algerian economy is cruising along in low gear, but investors are hoping that presidential elections in April 2014 will speed up economic and social reforms.
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Egypt & MENA
At a time when Egypt needs friends that persevere in its hour of crisis, the United States has chosen to spurn the country and continues to pursue an
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Africa
While Sub-Saharan Africa has growing trade ties with the rest of the world, many of the African countries remains largely disconnected and that may benefit the region as
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Africa
Kenya has made international headlines for all the wrong reasons lately.
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Africa
As the citizens of Swaziland head to the polls on September 20, international observers are pointing to the country's "unsustainable" path and a "crisis" that is inevitable if
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Libya
Libya has gone from a much-lauded country trying to get back on its feet after a bloody civil war, to a basket-case within the space of a few
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Countries heavily dependent on commodity exports are economically vulnerable, especially as the commodity 'super-cycle' is expected to peter out, according to a new report.
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Egypt
Amid the gloom, Egypt's real estate sector continues to remain resilient.
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Yemen's new economic reforms could help the country post annual growth of 4% over the medium term.
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Iraq
The Iraqi oil sector has been one of the great success stories of the past five years, rising by a million barrels from 2008 to 2012 to cross
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan has enjoyed a good run over the past few years, but the country will have to get used to a lower growth rate, according to an economist
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Africa
Ghana's economy has been on a tear over the past few years, posting growth of 9.4% in 2011, followed by 8.2% last year.
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Africa
It's a heady feeling when the world's most influential investment bank gives your country such a resounding thumbs up.
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Africa
Post-crisis expansion has begun in Ivory Coast, with the government hoping to establish its authority across the country.
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Central Asia
When North Korea, Iran and Kazakhstan start praising your human rights records, it may be time to change tactics.
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Africa
Guinea has the world's largest reserves of bauxite - an ore crucial for the development of aluminum
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Africa
Analysts are raving about Nigeria as it emerges as one of the most promising economies in the world.
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Africa
Abraaj Capital is close to making major investments in the Ivory Coast (or Côte d'Ivoire), as the nation emerges from a decade-long civil conflict and participate in the
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Central Asia
As Armenia's president Serzh Sargsyan once again prepared to take a presidential oath on April 9.
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Africa
There is a reason why the European Union picked Morocco as the first North African country to begin its free trade agreement negotiations with last week.
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The world is on track to be 4 degrees warmer, which will be marked by 'extreme heat-waves' and rising 'life threatening' sea levels, according to a World Bank
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Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa conjures up images of starving children, famine and corrupt regimes presiding over poor infrastructure.
But that is changing. Fast.
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A list of possible black swan events (or grey swan events, as some of them are visible on the horizon) that may upset their best-laid plans
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Europe will remain in recession for much of 2013 and 2014, and Greece could well exit the Eurozone, but it will do little to stop broad-based growth in
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Tweet mugley / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND More than USD65-billion worth of projects have been awarded in the Middle East North Africa region, according to Citibank Group research.
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Egypt
Middle East states fared poorly in a new edition of a survey that measures their business friendliness. The
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Macroeconomic Data
Among Gulf cities, only Sharjah and Dubai are in the top 10.
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Featured Islamic Finance
Regional banks had the lowest cost-to-income ratios in the world. The Banker magazine's data shows Middle Eastern banks average cost-to-income ratio was 39.69%, down from 41.37% last year
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Featured UAE
The UAE Central Bank's decision to extend its deadline for commercial banks' to comply with its regulations for another six months comes as a relief to the financial
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Bahrain
Bahrain is looking at its GCC counterparts enviably as it battles its own domestic issues, while its neighbours rake in petrodollars and bask in relative stability.
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Gulf economies to outpace the rest of the world
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Featured Qatar
100 new faces
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Saudi universities lead
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While the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel could come to an end, it is clear that new battle lines and alliances are being drawn, changing once again
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Tough 2013
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TweetBy Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of Islamic Finance at Thomson Reuters President Barack “Peace” — as no new wars in last four years — Obama may be less
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Interesting insight into the American world view outside of Washington
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In a widely expected more, Jordanian King has dissolved parliament and elections are expected soon. But any new government will face a troubled neighbourhood and a weakening economy
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Fed's Big Move
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What one word in Islamic finance is as important as Shari’ah, tax, accounting, regulation, and standardisation (STARS)?
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Featured Qatar
More than USD76-billion of bond and sukuk debt is expected to mature by 2014, according to Kuwait Financial Centre ( Markaz ) research.
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The current drought in the United States is not the only food crisis we need to worry about. Behind the shortage of 2.2-billion bushels of corn is a
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With the Syrian political situation extremely fluid with more than 20,000 people killed in the civil war, predictably the economy also lays in ruins.
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The last time food prices started shooting up, it led to riots in some countries which ultimately ended up disposing a few regimes in the region.
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The Gulf is home to some have the heaviest people on earth. Governments can't alone fight the fat and will require a whole gamut of tools such as
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While American bias towards Israel is the stuff of legend, Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican candidate for the U.S. Presidency, went the extra mile and credited Israel's 'culture'
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The attack on key figures of the Syrian regime has turned the mood in Damascus. Will the conflict get bloodier before it ends?
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Efforts to bar Iran from oil markets and still keep oil prices relatively low has been a masterstroke by US and its allies. Such measures could a long
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2011 was the year the world's richest got poorer - but not in the Middle East, where the richest increased their worth to USD 1.7 trillion.
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A new study by Maplecroft reaffirms that the world's running out of easy access to water and the Middle East is at greatest risk.
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